Japan launches Patriot missiles on the island

Japan announced that it launched Patriot missiles (PAC-3) at Miyako Island in the southwest of the country, near the Taiwan Strait; For reasons of national security.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu said the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) fired Patriot missiles at Miyako Island in the island prefecture of Okinawa.

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Matsuno stated that the missiles launched were intended to ensure national security and would target North Korea's potential long-range ballistic missiles.

According to information in the national press, it was reported that PAC-3 missiles were also launched at the islands of Ishigaki and Yonaguni in the same area.

The islands of Miyako, Yonaguni and Ishigaki in Okinawa in the southwest of the country are known as the closest area of the country to the Taiwan Strait.

It is reported that after the accident, the Chinese Foreign Minister, China Gang, told his Japanese counterpart, Hayashi Yoshimasa, that he wanted to visit Japan.